Gerson Rodrigues de Almeida
Title / Test LeaderNationality / Sweden, Australia, Brazil
Phone: / +46 730740034
E-mail /Web / /
Keywords / Test Management, Test Improvement, Agile (Dsdm , Scrum, Lean, Kanban), Process Management, Requirements Definition & Management, Configuration Management, Training
References available upon request
Profile
/Technology & Methods
/Business Competence
- Board Member of SAST (Swedish Association for Software Testing) ( 2006-2012
- Several years’ experience as Tester and Test Manager
- Competence in Test Evaluation, Improvements and Implementation
- Experience in Configuration Management
- Experience in Requirements Management
- Rational Unified Process (RUP)
- MS Tools (Project, Visio, Pict)
- MS Office (Access, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- SCM (ClearCase, Subversion, CVS)
- Doors, Focal Point, ReqPro
- Trouble report tools (QC, BridgeTrak, Bugzilla, Scarab, Jira)
- Agile: Dsdm, Scrum, Lean, Kanban (+ tools and processes)
- Test Tools (HP-QC, ReqTest, SoapUi, Selenium)
- SQL, MySQL
- Assembler, TCL, C, C#, Perl, Java, Python
- Telecommunications
- Newspaper
- Customer Services
- Training
- Internet Gaming
Education
/Training & Courses
/Interpersonal Skills
- M.Sc Industrial Electronic Engineering, CEFET- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil (1981-1986)
- Advanced Certificate in Management,TAFE - Melbourne – Australia (1994-1995)
- IT-Management – Masters (Incomplete) - Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) – Sweden (2004)
- Project Management
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Sweden (2009)
- Adaptive Lean Software Testing (2017)
- Test Automation - introduction (2017)
- Java Basics (2016)
- Rapid Software Testing (2015)
- Leadership developmentprogramfor seniorand managementroles (2015)
- Coaching leadership(2015)
- Effective communication (2014)
- Testing and Securing Web applications (2013)
- Testing in Agile Projects (2009)
- ISTQB Certified Tester (2007)
- Scrum Master certification (2007)
- Risk Based Testing (2003)
- Web Programming (2001)
- Defined by colleagues and clients as dedicated, orderly and goal oriented person.
- Well experienced in the ability to create, implement, and improve operational processes.
- Diversified competence and understanding of systems, processes and organization cultures
- Ability to lead teams to achieve high productivity
- Didactic and explanatory competence
Curriculum Vitae
Gerson R. de Almeida
Assignments and projects
Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Authority)Tester and Test Leader / 2009/09 – present
Responsible for planning, mentoring, coordination and/or execution of tests in different projects at Skatteverket.
- Test Coordinator in the Mobile adaptation project – webpage adapted to mobile environment
- Quality Center Support group member
- Evaluation, implementation and automationfor different projects:
–Tester
- Tester of eBS Oracle adaptation to
- Test leader and contract analyst for the VB6 to .Net migration project
- Documentation scanning verification tests - UAT
- Scrum, Unix and SQL instructor
- Installation, development and tests at Browser Lab, to verify compatibility between different browsers.
SonyEricsson
Interface Tester / 2007/09 – 2008/09
(KnowIt)
Had the responsibility at SonyEricsson for the Audio Module testing, making sure the application could perform all the defined sound formats on the new phones under development.
- Defined Test Plan and Strategy
- Review, changed and implemented the test process
- Prepared test environment and test scripts
- Participated in documentation review
- Bug reporting and verification
- HW/SW preliminary verification and acceptance (on new prototypes), before commencing actual testing
- Test Automation
- Quality Center evaluation, implementation and automation
Bwin
Internet Poker Game Tester / 2007/02 – 2007/06
(KnowIt)
Performed both Client and Server level tests for the Poker Gaming application.
- Scrum Process participation and planning
- Test development and execution
- Trouble reporting and verification
- Review and documentation of test process
Pricer AB
System Test Leader / 2004/07 – 2006/12
At Pricer the Test Processes needed to be evaluated, re-designed and rolled out. Scrum was introduced and the test process had to be adapted and included. Coordination with the offshore development in India was necessary (with travels). Test reporting and accountability were performed and improved. HW management (Test equipment and labs) were placed under the control of the test team.
- Scrum Process – Implementation of Test Driven development and Scrum process in Testing
- Planned, lead and actively participated in testing activities in projects.
- Coordinator of test case definition, structuring, handling and follow-up.
- Improved the use of ’Exploratory test’ process, to overcome the lack of documentation and information.
- Performed the ‘Test Process Improvement - TPI’ evaluation and setup goals.
- Reconfigured, Structured and coordinated the CCB (Configuration Control Board).
- Installed a TR tool (Bugzilla) and managed it.
- Participated in requirement specification work for projects and customization projects.
- Participated in the CM implementation, using Subversion tool
- Coordinated, Tutored and Evaluated the test team and activities in India.
- Coordinated, restructured and created new Test Environments
HotSip AB
Test Manager / 2003/04 – 2003/10
At HotSip I established and managed the test team. Coordination between development and Test was implemented; bug handling control and reporting were established. Was also responsible for the Test Management tool implementation and usage.
- Software Configuration Management (CVS) usage in testing
- Test definition, writing and execution, used scripting and exploratory testing
- Bug management (reporting, verification and reporting)
- CCB participation
- Test environment and lab (requirement, control and maintenance)
- Risk evaluation and risk testing
Atex Media Command Oy
Test Manager / 2002/08 – 2003/02
The first assignment at Atex was to design and establish the Project Management and Test Management (it was not working or not implemented). After 3 months, with the processes in place, the projects were in schedule and for the first time, Atex delivered on time (actually earlier than anticipated), with above 80% quality level.
The test team was structured and started to work based on tasks delegated.
- QA processes and methods were established (for Development and Test), Software development processes started to include a Test phase.
- System Requirement handling and knowledge transfer (Doors)
- Software Configuration Management implemented (ClearCase) and coordinated with testing
- CCB (Configuration Control Board) establishment and handling
- Bug reporting management improved (BridgeTrack). Bug Discrepancy, Control and Status reporting were implemented
- Information provisioning to produce Requirement Specifications, Function Specifications, Use Cases, Function Descriptions and Test documents.
- QA team coordinator for the groups located at Oulu and Boston (USA) (9 people); reduced the overall time of testing by 1/3
- Helped to create the Developer’s Guide.
Ericsson (Brazil/Australia/Sweden)
Tester & CM Leader / 1987/03 – 2002/06
Configuration Management for the new 3G project at Ericsson Sweden. CM framework implementation coordinator and course coordinator
- Processes and Product handling expert
- Project leader for the adaptation of the CM framework (6 people).
- CM handling responsible for 3G project and related products. Support for the CM activities.
- CM tools and processes mentor and responsible for the training.
- Administrator of CCB. Improvements and usability (used ClearDDTS/ClearQuest)
- Updating, testing and verification of CNI's (Correction Note Issues handling).
- Member of the TCM-WWW (Worldwide-Reference group).
- Local Member of the UAB-TCM task group (Ericsson - Äljvö).
- Modification Handling System responsible (TR tool) and helpdesk for the projects
- Teaching and guidance of the TCM activities.
- Test Tools development (Embedded Systems)
- Built two System Test plants used by Test and Development.
- Development and updating of test blocks.
- Integration and testing of the Ericsson exchanges
- Help desk support.
- Development of the HW, SW and documentation for the automatic charged batteries.
- Implemented the system database (IBM/DB2) in the Dep.
- Manager for the nationalization of the Traffic Emulator/Generator (EMON).
- Optimized the SW (PASCAL language), Translated and Updated all documentation
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